Bed-rest.



I No. 875,335. f PATENTED DEG. 31. 1907.

N. P. ELLIGO TT.

BED' BEST. APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, 1906.

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To all whom it may concern.

NANCY P. ELLIOOTT, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

BED-REST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1907.

Application filed July 20, 1906. Serial No. 327,078.

Be it known that I, NANCY P. ELLIcoTT, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed-Rests, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an adjustable bedrest, and has for its object to provide a rest which can be attached to the bed and supported upon the frame-work of the bed; which will not rest on the mattress or the spring; and which will support pillows or a person quite independently of the mattress.

In bed-rests heretofore in use it has been customary to rest the structure upon the mattress or the spring, which has had a tendency to cause a misplacement of the person by the depression of the mattress or spring. Then, too, most structures which have heretofore been made have been more 01 less complex and expensive.

My invention is simple, cheap, easily adjusted, can be rolled up when out of use, and is wholly supported by the frame-work of the Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the structure as applied to a bed. Fig.2 is a perspective view of the rear of the rest, showing the canvas webbing stretched around supports.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is a bedpost; 2 aside bar of the bed; 33 apair of rods each provided with a foot (4) at its lower end, which foot is bifurcated and provided on its front end with a perforated lug (5). The foot (4-) is socketed in the top and into it fits the end of the rod (3). The rod (3) is perforated with a series of slots (66) forming seats at the upper end, with which are adapted to cooperate straps or fastening devices (77). 8 is a canvas web passed around the rods (33) and laced together at the back by lacing (9). The canvas is secured to the rods in either one of two ways.

In Fig. 1 the canvas is shown stretched upon rods by means of cords (1010) which are passed through the lug (5) of the foot at the head.

the bottom and through an eye (11) in the side of the canvas at the bottom and at the l top through one of the slots (6) and through another eye (11) at the top of the canvas.

In Fig. 2 the canvas is shown secured to the rods by means of buttons (12) set in the sides of the rods and passed through the eyes (1].).

In practice the rest is applied to the bed, placing the rods (3-3) on each side, resting the forks (4.) upon the side bars (2), and the upper ends of the rods upon the cross-bar of The bars (3) are then securedto the bed-posts (1) by a strap (7) and the canvas is then tightened up upon the rods by the lacing (9). If the mode of supporting the canvas shown in Fig. 1 is used, the cords (10 10) may be adjusted to give any desired vertical position to the canvas. If the form of attachment shown in Fig. 2 is used, the can vas will have a fixed position upon the bars. By thismeans pillows and a personmay rest upon the canvas supported between the rods (33) and the entire weight be held by the bed-posts and the side frames, relieving the mattress and springs entirely of all weight applied to the rest.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. In a bed rest the combination of two bars supported at their lower end on the side frame of the bed, fastening devices adapted to attach the bars to the head of the bed, and a series of seats on the bars adapted to cooperate with the fastening device.

2. In a bed rest the combination of two bars supported at their lower ends on the side frame of the bed, fastening devices bed, and a series of seats on the upper ends of the bars adapted to cooperate with the fastening devices for adjustable attachment to the head of the bed, a strip of flexible mate rial extending from bar to bar, and means for fidjusting the position of the material on the ars.

Signed by me at Baltimore city, State of Maryland, this 19th day of July, 1906.

NANCY P. ELLIOOTT. Witnesses WILLIAM W. POWELL, MARY B. THOMPSON.

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